A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT' sub-Antiques similar to the moccasins worn

similar to the moccasins worn by Red Indians

now masquerading as a decorative pleasure

This company existed as Mawson Swan and Morgan until recently

opening to reveal the words

and these are usually identifiable by the language of the inscriptions and the presence of a miniature standard card in the corner of the design

A Charming 18thC Italian Naïvely Carved Bone Token; 'ALDO ME FECIT' sub-Antiques similar to the moccasins wornOrigin: Italian Period: Early Mid Eighteenth Century Provenance: Private Collection, South West England; acquired in the 1990's. Date: c. 1700 50 Diameter: 1 inch Weight: 0. 85 grams The small disc shaped token decorated with a naively carved male face with beady pale grey eyes, darkened long hair and beard, bearing the inscription `ALDO ME FECIT` (`Aldo Made Me`) survives from eighteenth century Italy. Condition is superb with a wonderful patination